On Friday, it was close, but the North Branch Vikings sidestepped the Byron Bears for a 2-1 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day North Branch got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 22-25, 20-18.
North Branch's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Byron, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Detroit Lakes the next time they take the court. Byron will head out to face Detroit Lakes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, while North Branch will head out to face them at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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